Tobacco pipe



J. C. LUEDKE.

TOBACCO PIPE.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 8, 1920.

Patented June 20, 1922.

INVENTOR M2 ATTOE'YS JULIUS: G. L'UEJDIKE, OF SIUUX CITY, IOWA, ASSIGNOR 01 @NE-TENTH T0 JAMES DEVER, 0F SID'UK UITEY, IUWA.'

TUBACCO inseam,

T0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, JULIUS C. Lunnxn, a citizen of the United States, residing at Sioux City, in the county of Woodbury and State of Iowa, have invented a new and improved Tobacco Pipe, ofiwhich the followingfiis a specification.-

l y invention relates to tobacco pipes and it primarily has for its purpose to provide an improved form of tobacco pipe that is more especially designed for cooling the hot fumes of the tobacco and for eliminating the nicotine and noxious qualities of the smoke before it is drawn into the mouth of the smoker and in which the smoke arresting and cooling means can be readily removed from the pipe, cleansed and thoroughly sterilized, as desired.

Another object of my invention is to pro-.

vide a combined smoke cooling and collecting chamber for pies and means for conveniently and securely mounting the same onto the pipe stem in such manner that it constitutesa neat and ornamental attachment in which provision, is made for purifying the smoke as it passes from the pipe bowl into the stem, whereby to provide a pipe that will afford a more pleasant and healthful smoke than the ordinary pipe and which may also be utilized for imparting an agreeable flavor to the smoke and for alleviating bronchial and catarrhal affections.

With other minor objects in view, hereinafter apparent, my improved pipe embodies the peculiar features of construction and novel arrangement of parts fully brought out in the following detailed description, specifically stated in the appended claim and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a pipe constructed in accordance with my invention.

Figure 2 is a vertical longitudinal section thereof, part of the stem being omitted.

Figure 3 is a transverse section taken on the line 8-3 on Figure 2.

Figure 4 is a perspective view of a portion of the pipe stem and the smoke collecting and cooling chamber, the latter being shown as detached from the stem.

In the drawings, in which like numerals indicate like parts in all of the figures, l designates the bowl and 2 the stem of an ordinary form of pipe and, at this point, it

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 2(1), 1922,

flerial N0. 415,686.

should be stated that, in the practical embodiment of my invention, no special formation of the pipe bowl or the stem, other than boring two holes in the bowl neck or stem for communicating with the smoke passage, as hereinafter first further ex- "economy of manufacture, the said chamber 3 is made ofv a short section of metal tubing, preferably of a length somewhat less than the height of the bowl, as is clearly shown in Figures 1 and 2, so as to present a neat appearance and to keep the upper end of the chamber 3 from protruding above the bowl and thereby endangering catching into the garment lining, when carrying the pipe in the pocket.

The lower end of the chamber or tube 3 is shaped for snugly fitting upon and around the upper surface of the bowl stem 10 on which, in practice, 'it is securely held in the manner best shown in Figure 2, by reference to which it will be observed that the said chamber 3 is closed at the bottom by a plug piece 4 that is rigidly secured in the tube in any approved manner.

To the plug piece 4 are fixedly attached two tubular stems or pipes 5 and 6, the lower ends 50 and of both ofwhich extend the same distance below the bottom plug 4.

The pipe member 5 that rests nearest the bowl near the tube or chamber 3, is'operatively connected to the pipe and extends upwardly to near the upper end of the said chamber 3, while the other pipesection 6 extends up into the chamber but a short distance, as is shown and for the reason presently explained.

lhe extremities of the lower ends 50 and 60 of the pipes 5 and 6 are cut on a bevel to facilitate the flow of the smoke, as it enters the pipe 5 to the chamber '3 and passes out fromthe pipe 6 back to the pipe stem.

7 designates a cap piece that forms the closure for the upper end of the chamber 3.

So far as described, it is apparent that the smoke collecting and cooling chamber is, per se, a complete article in the nature of an attachment for pipes, since it may be readily attached to the ordinary forms of pipe bowl stems, all that is necessary for securely'holding the same in operative position on the pipe being to bore two holes 88 in the bowl stem disposed in longitudinal alignment along the upper side of the said bowl stem and which communicate with the smoke assage in such stem, as is clearly shown in i ure 2.

n practice, the holes 88 are so spaced, relatively to the distant spaces between the pipe ends 50 and 60 of the attachment, that, when setting the attachment onto the bowl stem, the said pipe ends 50 and 60 snugly engage the holes 88 with their lower terminals projected into the smoke passage of the said stem.

Prior to applying the attachment or chamber 3 onto the pipe bowl stem, a plug piece 9 is inserted into" the smoke passage 10 and lodged between the two holes 88, whereby to close off the direct smoke passage through the said stem for the purposes presently explained.

By shaping the lower end of the chamber or tube 3 to snugly fit transversely over the bowl stem, as shown in Figure 3, and projecting the lower ends of the pipes 5 and 6,

as stated all that isrequired for securely holding the attachment in place on the pipe is to enter the pipe ends 50 and 60 into the holes 88, it being understood that, in practice, the said ends 50 and 60 are fitted smoke tight in the said holes 88, it being also obvious that when it is desired to remove the idly attached to the pipe stem.

From the foregoing description taken in connection with the drawings, the complete construction and the manner of operation and also the advantages of my invention will be readily apparent to pipe smokers.

\Vhen used for ordinary smoking, the suction through the mouth stem draws outwhatever air is contained within the chamber 3 and the smoke drawn from the bowl is caused to enter the pipe 5 and since the said pipe 5 is located adjacent the wall of the chamber 3 and passes up, practically the full height of the said chamber, before it dis charges under the chamber cap 7, it is somewhat cooled before it enters the cooling chamber 3 proper, where it circulates and is further cooled before it passes out through the shorter ipe 6 from whence it discharges down into t e stem and up to the mouth of the smoker, it being understood that the direct passage of the smoke through the pipe stem is interrupted by the plug 9 and the latter is held from displacement by the pipe ends 50 and 60 that straddle it, as is shown in Figure 2.

When it is desired to add to the pleasure of smoking or to render the use of the pipe, in the presence of others, unobjectionable, a cotton or other absorbent filling 11 is placed on the bottom of the chamber 3 and upon this filling is placed another filler of ground cloves or other agreeable odor changing substance and upon the latter filling-is again placed a filling of cotton, as indicated in Figure 2, the several fillings, when the pipe is being used, serving to impart a purifying and agreeable change of odor to the tobacco fumes, it being obvious that, as the smoke is drawn through the stem and passes through the chamber 3, it is clear of its nicotine and acrid qualities that parch the mouth and bite the tongue.

Instead of using a simple odor changing substance, as stated, the cotton may be charged with a medicated compound, liquid or solid, so that the smoke inhaled by the user is sufliciently medicated that it exerts a healing and beneficial effect on the air passage.

What I claim is:

As a new article, an attachment for pipes comprising in combination with a pipe bowl stem having a pair of apertures disposed lengthwise thereof; a tubular body havingra closed bottom shaped for snugly seating closely around the pipe bowl stem, a closure cap for the said body, a pair of tubes fixedly held in and projected through the bottom of the body, both tubes extending a uniform distance below the body bottom and adapted for .being projected, smoke-tight, through the apertures in the bowl stem and which constitute the means for attaching the said attachment to the bowl stem, a plug insertable into the open end of the bowl between the two apertures to form a stop for directing the smoke through one tube into the tubular body and then back through the other tube into the pipe stem, the smoke intake tube being extended to near the top of the tubular body and the smoke exit tube having its inlet end just above the top of the tubular body bottom, the said tubular body being adapted for receiving substance for absorbing the moisture of the smoke as it passes down through the tubular body whereby to cool and trap the condensed smoke before it passes back into the pipe stem.

JULIUS C. LUEDKE. 

